MEDLIFE: My Mobile Clinic Experience
By: Zoheb Sulaiman, Guest Writer If you had known me freshman year, you never would have imagined me to be one to travel to South America. I was not familiar
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Health is Where the Heart Is
Think about the last interaction you had, and imagine if you didn’t speak the same language as the other person. For instance, what if you were unable to communicate with
Read moreWhat does Shakespeare have to do with Medicine?
By: Amna Jamshad Premed students have a lot on our plates. When faced with rigorous subjects like organic chemistry, required courses in the humanities may seem inconvenient. How could literature
Read moreThe Body and the Mind: Understanding the Two Fronts of HIV
By: Erica Lee Exploring the physical and cellular mechanisms of infection allows for a glimpse of the extensive effects of HIV infection on a patient. HIV, once inside the body’s
Read moreAntisense Drugs
By: Trang Nguyen A new technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we treat diseases. This technology, called antisense drug therapy, works to prevent diseases at the genetic level. However, before
Read moreThe Truth About Neurogenesis
By: Sheila Bhavsar Exactly how the brain works is still a mystery and there is much to discover. Fortunately, a large amount has been learned about the brain in the
Read moreReflexology- Nothing more than a money-making placebo
By: Cathrina Nauth Pull up a chair, sit back, relax and enjoy a therapeutic foot massage. And while you’re at it, don’t worry about those health problems your doctor told
Read moreModern Day Myth-busting: What is the BRAIN Initiative?
By: Emily Myers Almost everyone knows somebody who has had a relative affected by some brain disease or injury. Thanksgiving Day of 2012, my otherwise healthy grandmother collapsed unexpectedly. We
Read moreTop 5 Pre-Med Life Myths
By: Sarah Caesar Before I came to college, portrayals of doctors on television and stories from friends and family were the main factors that shaped my assumptions about the lifestyles
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